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Tribes, Treasure Hunts & Truth Seekers is a series of workshops in collaboration between the University of Southampton, the Open Data Institute, and Birmingham Open Media (an art/technology gallery). The purpose of TT&T is to explore how the neurodiverse community (those with autism, dyslexia, bi-polar, or other neurological states of being) think …

Do citizens engage more with data if it is designed to be findable, interesting and relevant, as well as informative? by The Open Data Institute (Image source) Citizens, as well as businesses, need to use information and data to understand the world and make decisions about their lives. Often this …

Does the invocation of data effect the likelihood that a message will be shared? Does data generate trust, helping messages to propagate? Or is data helpless to counteract distrust and political partisanship, because it is seen as only a higher form of deception? We tend to think of data as …

On Jan 23rd, we ran the Data and Storytelling Workshop at the ODI HQ in London, which explored how data can drive stories in a so-called “post-truth environment”, and gather together the partners of the Data Stories project. At the workshop, we had a number of interesting talks from partners …

To kickoff a new project on Personalised Video Storytelling for Data Engagement, in Monday March 19th the University of York (in collaboration with BBC R&D, The Open Data Institute, The Digital Catapult, City of York Council, and others) is hosting a 1-day research workshop, aiming to bring together academics, stakeholders from the creative …